Combined holder and ash receiver for cigars and cigarettes



F. F. UDINE Aug. 22, 1933.

COMBINED HOLDER AND ASH RECEIVER FOR CIGARS 'AND CIGARETTES Original Filed Oct. 20, 1930 Elma/rm i Q g MITUJ Patented Aug. 22, 1933 PATENT OFFICE COMBINED HOLDER AND ASH RECEIVER FOR CIGARS AND CIGARETTES Fred F. Udine, Williams, Ariz., assignor of onehalf to George Banks, Prescott, Ariz.

Application October 20, 1930. Serial No. 490,033 Renewed March 2, 1933 2 Claims. (Cl. 131-51) This invention relates to a holder for cigars andcigarettes one of the objects being to provide a means for trapping and retaining the ashes either while smoking or subsequent thereto.

Another object is to provide a device of this character which can be carried in the pocket like a fountain pen, when not in use, without danger of spilling the ashes.

Another object is to provide a holder which can be adjusted readily to the length of the cigar or cigarette being smoked.

A still further object is to provide a means for supplying ample air to the interior of the holder for the purpose of supporting combustion.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it

being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed may be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from thespirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawing, the preferred form of the invention has been shown.

In said drawing:

Figure-1 is an elevation of the device.

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Referring to the figures by characters of ref erence, 1 designates a sleeve which can be provided with apertures 2. This sleeve is formed of any suitable hard material and one end thereof is adapted to extend around and slidably engage a cigar or cigarette holder 3 of the usual construction in which is formed a recess 4 for holding the object C to be smoked.

At one end of the sleeve 2 there is formed an enlarged cylindrical extension 5 and this is joined to a cylindrical end member 6 by a tubular screen 7 the ends of which are fitted tightly in the adjacent ends of the enlargement 5 and the member 6. This screen can be stiffened or reinforced by longitudinal wires or other devices indicated at 8.

The outer end of the tubular member 6 is normally closed by a removable plug 9.

A housing member or cap 10 is adapted to frictionally engage thev enlargement 5 and hold sleeve 1 and the holder or mouth piece 3. This cap may be formed with a clip 11 such as commonly used on fountain pens, by means of which the entire device can be fastened in a pocket.

When it is desired to use this article the cap Figure 2 is a central longitudinal section there- 10 is removed therefrom. The cigar or cigarette C to be smoked is inserted into recess 4 in the mouth piece 3 after which said cigar or cigarette and the end of the mouth piece are inserted into sleeve 1, said sleeve being frictionally engaged by the mouth piece 3. The cigar or cigarette can be lighted before it is thus inserted and after it has been inserted the burning end thereof will be located therein or close to the screen 7. A circulation of air will be set up through the screen and the openings 2 so as to support combustion. After the cigar or cigarette is burned down the sleeve 1 can be slid along the mouth piece 3 so as to maintain the screen '7 close to the burning end. Any ashes falling from the cigar or cigarette will not pass through the screen, which is of fine mesh, but will drop into the member 6 which will act as a container. After the article has been used the cap 10 can be replaced thereon as show in the drawing and the entire device supported in a pocket.

Whenever desired the plug or closure 9 can be removed to permit removal of the ashes.

What is claimed is:

1. A device of the class described including a so mouth piece for holding a cigar or cigarette, a sleeve slidable thereon and extending therebeyond and having an enlarged extension, that portion of the sleeve between the enlarged extension and the mouth piece being apertured and constituting means for housing a portion of a cigarette, an ash container spaced from the extension, a screen fixedly connecting said extension to the container, and a closure for the container.

2. A device of the class described including a mouth piece for holding a cigar or cigarette, an apertured sleeve slidable thereon and having an imperforate enlarged extension, an imperforate ash container spaced from the container, a screen fixedly connecting said extension to the container, and a closure for the container, said sleeve, screen, and container constituting a housing for that portion of a cigarette projecting from the mouth piece.

FRED F. UDINE. 

